Player Embed Code: Download Embed Share Defense Department, Navy Officials Testify on State of Shipbuilding Defense.gov March 25, 2025 | 01:39:53 Brett A. Seidle, acting assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development and acquisition; Vice Adm. James P. Downey, commander of Naval Sea Systems Command; and Shelby S. Oakley, Government Accountability Office’s Contracting and National Security Acquisitions director, testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee subcommittee on seapower regarding the state of conventional surface shipbuilding March 25, 2025, in Washington.